Editorial: Rethinking operational governance and board composition

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-6
Author(s):  
Mireille Chidiac El Hajj
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Organizational Effectiveness ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Board Composition ◽  
Present Issue ◽  
Weak Institutions ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Shed Light

There is a lot going on, nowadays, in terms of corporate governance (CG). The amount of discussion concerning CG and the boardroom dynamic, and behaviors is quite phenomenal; even in developing countries with weak institutions (Aguilera, 2005), where scholars are doing valuable work to shed light on what is missing to reinforce the CG practices. Poor ethical leadership, fraud, corruption, lack of cultural homogeneity, lack of diversity, and mismanagement are the main contributors to failures. Rethinking operational governance, the board composition, and how decisions are made, executed, and monitored can deeply affect organizational effectiveness and corporate performance (Wyman, 2015). The following papers published in the present issue mainly discuss how organizational effectiveness and performance are a function of the board composition, diversity, and behavior

scholarly journals Influence of ethical behavior on Corporate Governance of firm’s performance in Ghana.

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (06) ◽  
Author(s):  
Obeng Kwakye ◽  
Kong Yusheng ◽  
Emmanuel Caesar Ayamba ◽  
Andrew Agyemang Osei
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Development ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Ethical Behavior ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

This study aims at analyzing the influence which ethical behavior has on the corporate governance of firm’s performance in Ghana. The existing of ethical issues in business organizations and the general code of conduct which these companies are supposed to follow has brought about the need for researchers to assess their implications to the management of these firms. The findings in this study are essential in acknowledging the impact of ethical behavior on the management of the organization. This study has given us an in-depth understanding of the effects of ethical attributes such as ethical leadership and corporate governance to the overall financial development and performance of firms in Ghana

scholarly journals PENGARUH KEPEMIMPINAN ETIS DAN GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TERHADAP KINERJA PERUSAHAAN BUMN DI INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Mulyadi Mulyadi
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Vice President ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Performance Excellence ◽  
Good Corporate Governance ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
And Performance

<p><em>The purposed of this study to examined the influence of ethical leadership on the performance of SOEs in Indonesia, either directly or via a variable good corporate governance practices as a mediating variable. This study using both of primary data, ethical leadership variable and secondary data, good corporate governance index and performance of SOEs. SOEs performance are extracted from two type, first the company's health and assessment criteria for performance excellence. Both of these performance measures has been assesed both of by internal assessment and also the SOE and independent parties.This research used data of 63 state-owned enterprises with such criteria. Primary data such as ethical leadership data, obtained from the Vice President, Senior Vice President of 63 SOEs. SOEs data obtained from internal asesment and by independen party. Results of the study revealed that ethical leadership significant effect on organizational performance. Ethical leadership directly positive significant effect on organizational performance, while good corporate governance can not be a mediating variable. This study also proved significant influence ethical leadership positively to good corporate governance. Other findings, good corporate governance positively affects organizational performance. Ethical leadership a more direct impact on organizational performance compared to the indirect influence through the mediating variables of good corporate governance. The findings reveal the higher index of corporate governance and ethical leadership, the higher the performance of the organization.</em></p>

scholarly journals Corporate governance, ownership, and performance: A closer look at the Italian case

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-16
Author(s):  
Valentina Lagasio
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Italian Case ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Synthetic View ◽  
Shed Light

Corporate governance of companies is a hot topic for both researchers and practitioners since the last decades. The investigations on this theme revealed the presence of many different approaches and practices in the decision-making process and managing companies among different countries. This paper is focused on Italy, where distinctive features of corporate governance can be identified (i.e., with regard to the ownership structure of companies) due to the peculiar legal and industrial framework in which Italian companies operate. The contribution of the paper is to further shed light on the historical background of the Italian industrial sector that made the Italian industrial system slightly different from the other countries and to give a comprehensive, but synthetic, view of the corporate governance of Italian listed companies. Current and further researches needed are also commented on and suggested

Corporate Governance and Performance of Organizations

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 439-446
Author(s):  
Hamid Ait lemqeddem ◽  
◽  
Mounya Tomas ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Agency Theory ◽  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Governance Practices ◽  
Deductive Method ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Is Theory ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Do So

There is renewed interest in the need to focus on corporate governance in an environment where it is a performance imperative for all small and large organizations, private and public, beginner or established.The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the place of corporate governance practices in organizations to ensure that the board, officers, and directors take action to protect shareholder interests and all stakeholders. It is important to focus on the effect of these practices on improving performance and competitiveness. To do so, we opted for the hypothetico-deductive method with a quantitative approach. Our theoretical foundation is theory is agency theory.

Board Effectiveness: An Evaluation based on Corporate Governance Score

Think India ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-23
Author(s):  
Hitesh Shukla ◽  
Nailesh Limbasiya
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Governance Mechanism ◽  
Minority Shareholders ◽  
Effective Governance ◽  
Performance Orientation ◽  
Corporate Governance Mechanism ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Ethical Governance

Growth, progress, and prosperity of any country depend highly on the corporate governance mechanism of that country. Good governance of a country helps it to sustainable growth and consistency in progress. The good governance should contribute towards the improvement in transparency, ethics, morality, and disclosure. The principles of good governance stand on honesty, trust, integrity, openness, and performance orientation. Our honorable Prime Minister Narendra bhai Modi had given the three E for good governance during his speech on Independence Day i.e. Effective Governance, Electronic Governance, and Ethical Governance. The fundamental concern of corporate governance mechanism is to ensure the protection of minority shareholders/owners of specific firms. Mechanism of a corporate governance specifies the relations among the shareholders, board of directors, and managers. The present paper is an attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of the board by calculating the corporate governance score. The mandatory and non-mandatory guidelines have been considered while assigning points to specific parameters of the corporate governance.

Implementasi Tata Kelola Perusahaan Terhadap Nilai Perusahaan: Studi Empiris pada Perusahaan di Indonesia

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Patricia Diana
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
International Market ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Result Show ◽  
Observation Period

Indonesia as one of developing countries should prepare for intense business competition in international market by continuously improving their financial performance which reflected by profitability enhancement. In order to achieved this goals, companies should build synergic relationship between stakeholders. Implementation of corporate governance is believed can assist companies in improving firm value by minimizing cost and maximize companies’ profit. This study aims to investigate the effect of corporate governance implementation on Indonesian companies. Corporate Governance Perception Index (CGPI) which establish by Indonesian Institute of Corporate Governance (IICG) used as proxy for corporate governance implementation, and ROA used as proxy for firm value. All the data obtain from Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) database and period 2008 to 2012 used as observation period. The result show that implementation of corporate governance has significant effect with firm value proxy by ROA. This study also concludes that market will be more concern on CGPI which generated through documentation and presentation indicators and also observation indicators rather than self-assessment indicators. This indicates that market would trust the information which comes from independen external parties. The result will be useful for investor in making their investment decision which based on profitability consideration. Keywords: Corporate Governance, CGPI, ROA, profitability

Impact of corporate governance on financial performance of sugar sector firms listed in Pakistan stock exchange

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Wasim Jan Khan ◽  
Usman Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Firm Size ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Board Size ◽  
Return On Equity ◽  
Firm Financial Performance ◽  
Relationship Of

Corporate governance is considered as environment of trust, set of processes, policies and laws affecting the way corporations are administrated and directed. The previous literature in context of the corporate governance relationship with firm financial performance shows controversial findings; similarly literature shows lack of studies in context of developing countries as Pakistan. Therefore, this research explores the relationship of the corporate governance and the firm financial performance in context of developing country as Pakistan. The data has been collected from the sugar sector listed in KSE (Pakistan Stock Exchange), 20 corporations are selected as sample from sugar sector on basis of outstanding shares. Corporate governance taken as independent variable and measured as CEO biformity (CB), board size (BS), firm age (FA), firm size (FS). Financial performance of firms taken as dependent variable and measured as return on asset (ROA), return on equity (ROE), net profit margin (NPM). Data is collected for period of 2000-2013 from reports of the sugar companies listed in KSE (Pakistan Stock Exchange) issued annually and analysis of balance sheet given by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Result shows that CEO biformity significantly affecting firm financial performance. Board size (BS) shows partially significant impact on firm financial performance. Firms age (FA) show partially significant impact on firm financial performance. Firm size (FS) shows partially significant impact on firm financial performance. Therefore, conclusion has been drawn based on the results of analysis that this study adds new knowledge to the existing body of knowledge of corporate governance impact on firm financial performance and in context of developing countries as Pakistan. Keywords: Corporate governance, firm financial performance, sugar sector, Pakistan.

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